What is the Anti-Globalization Movement?
The Anti-Globalization Movement consist of people that are opposed the idea of Globalization.
The Anti-Globalization Movement started on November 30th,1999 in Seattle as a group of approximately 60,000 people took the streets of Seattle
and peacefully protested and also used civil disobedience to attempt to shut down all WTO (World Trade Organization) negotiations.Since
then many similar protests have occurred throughout North America and Europe. With each protest the Anti-Globalization movement continues
to grow as more people start to support the idea. This first act was then named the "Battle of Seattle.
Seattle WTO protests of 1999
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Why Are There People Who Reject Globalization?
The people who are apart of the Anti-Globalization Movement is a group consisting of many diverse people which who fight the Government/Corporate Alliance. The people all have may have many end goals and different tactic but have the main purpose of stopping the course of corporate globalization.
The Anti-Globalization movement can be split up into 6 different categories:
Environmental and Social Justice Groups
Third World Groups
Organized Labour Groups
Indigenous Rights Movement
Nationalist Groups
Moral Majority Movement
Environmental and Social Justice Group
These 2 groups have been grouped together due to their complaint being that corporate globalization will and is impacting the environment and
social justice negatively. Concerns that these groups are fighting for include species and habitat lost, pollution, non-renewable resource use,
loss of democracy and human rights, gender and race inequality and restrictions of sexuality.
Third World Groups
The Third World Groups are involved on a very different scale of protest against globalization. These are people who have been directly effected
by globalization, these people are organized to fight against imperialism in different countries. They have much less power on an international level.
Organized Labour Group
The Organized Labour Group is a large movement who is interested in the progression of globalization.This group has many different people with different intentions throughout their journey. The tactics used in this group/movement may vary from something conventional to a civil protest and civil disobedience.
Indigenous Rights Movement
The main goal/purpose of this movement is indigenous sovereignty, this group is also against the corporate/government alliances that have been formed due to them having similar values as anarchist groups (like community empowerment and social justice). This group has yet to be as active in the anti-globalization movement but is continuing to grow and making noticeable differences.
Nationalist Groups
This movement/group has come together to help protect the sovereignty of nations that have been eroded by national trade agreements, this strong movement typically would come on the right side of the political spectrum. Many of the nationalist groups are strong supporters of democracy and do connect with other different anti-globalization groups. The similarity between this group and the other groups are the same as they want to continue fighting corporate power.
Moral Majority Movement
The Majority Movement is kind of similar to the Nationalist group but is heavily right sided of the political spectrum.This group had a huge presences at Seattle during the "Battle of Seattle."
The Majority Movement group believes that corporatization of the planet results in heavy erosion of family values. One of the only reasons this group is associated with the Anti-Globalization groups is due to their common enemy.
KEY DEFINITIONS:
Anti-Globalization Movement: Group of people who are oppose to the idea of globalization and with the intention of stopping corporate globalization.
Globalization: Process in which a business or any organization develops international influences.
Americanization: A process in which the intention is to turn a person or thing more American in character or nationality.
Government-Corporate Alliances: A strategic alliance in which the government helps out a corporate increase their international influences.
Battle Of Seattle: The first showing of the Anti-Globalization Movement group where the city was shut down due to so many protesters and is a staple monument to The Anti-Globalization Movement.
Short 18min Discussion on Anti-Globalization by: CGNT (China Globalization Television Network)
Anti-globalization Movement I
What is the Anti-Globalization Movement?
The Anti-Globalization Movement consist of people that are opposed the idea of Globalization.
The Anti-Globalization Movement started on November 30th,1999 in Seattle as a group of approximately 60,000 people took the streets of Seattle
and peacefully protested and also used civil disobedience to attempt to shut down all WTO (World Trade Organization) negotiations.Since
then many similar protests have occurred throughout North America and Europe. With each protest the Anti-Globalization movement continues
to grow as more people start to support the idea. This first act was then named the "Battle of Seattle.
Why Are There People Who Reject Globalization?
The people who are apart of the Anti-Globalization Movement is a group consisting of many diverse people which who fight the Government/Corporate Alliance. The people all have may have many end goals and different tactic but have the main purpose of stopping the course of corporate globalization.
The Anti-Globalization movement can be split up into 6 different categories:
Environmental and Social Justice Groups
Third World Groups
Organized Labour Groups
Indigenous Rights Movement
Nationalist Groups
Moral Majority Movement
Environmental and Social Justice Group
These 2 groups have been grouped together due to their complaint being that corporate globalization will and is impacting the environment and
social justice negatively. Concerns that these groups are fighting for include species and habitat lost, pollution, non-renewable resource use,
loss of democracy and human rights, gender and race inequality and restrictions of sexuality.
Third World Groups
The Third World Groups are involved on a very different scale of protest against globalization. These are people who have been directly effected
by globalization, these people are organized to fight against imperialism in different countries. They have much less power on an international level.
Organized Labour Group
The Organized Labour Group is a large movement who is interested in the progression of globalization.This group has many different people with different intentions throughout their journey. The tactics used in this group/movement may vary from something conventional to a civil protest and civil disobedience.
Indigenous Rights Movement
The main goal/purpose of this movement is indigenous sovereignty, this group is also against the corporate/government alliances that have been formed due to them having similar values as anarchist groups (like community empowerment and social justice). This group has yet to be as active in the anti-globalization movement but is continuing to grow and making noticeable differences.
Nationalist Groups
This movement/group has come together to help protect the sovereignty of nations that have been eroded by national trade agreements, this strong movement typically would come on the right side of the political spectrum. Many of the nationalist groups are strong supporters of democracy and do connect with other different anti-globalization groups. The similarity between this group and the other groups are the same as they want to continue fighting corporate power.
Moral Majority Movement
The Majority Movement is kind of similar to the Nationalist group but is heavily right sided of the political spectrum.This group had a huge presences at Seattle during the "Battle of Seattle."
The Majority Movement group believes that corporatization of the planet results in heavy erosion of family values. One of the only reasons this group is associated with the Anti-Globalization groups is due to their common enemy.
KEY DEFINITIONS:
Anti-Globalization Movement: Group of people who are oppose to the idea of globalization and with the intention of stopping corporate globalization.
Globalization: Process in which a business or any organization develops international influences.
Americanization: A process in which the intention is to turn a person or thing more American in character or nationality.
Government-Corporate Alliances: A strategic alliance in which the government helps out a corporate increase their international influences.
Battle Of Seattle: The first showing of the Anti-Globalization Movement group where the city was shut down due to so many protesters and is a staple monument to The Anti-Globalization Movement.
"The Protests of the Anti-Globalization Movement." Anti-Globalization. Accessed November 16, 2017. http://web.uvic.ca/~stucraw/Lethbridge/MyArticles/AntiGlobalization.htm.